180 Systems provides independent consulting services including System Selection, Business Process Improvement, Business Case Development, IT Audit, IT Strategy, Project Management and Human Resource Management. We are independent - we do not sell or implement any product or accept any compensation for recommendations. Our advice is based on extensive knowledge of what's available and what is important across many industries.

The objective for this web site is to provide useful information that can be easily accessed. Use the menu on the left or type in a keyword at the top right of the screen to find what you're looking for.

Every month, we issue our newsletter via email that contains news and our views about:

• Accounting / ERP Systems
• Business Intelligence
• Professional Services Automation
• Customer Relationship Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Process Reengineering/Improvement
• Business Case
• IT Strategy
• IT Project Management
• Office Productivity
• Internet
• IT Marketing
• IT Security
• IT Humour

A few of the articles are written by 180 Systems. The others are written by other organizations and contain timely and relevant information that we think will be interesting. We identify the source and date of the article as well as provide a brief introduction and commentary. There is also a link to the full article.

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Buyers Guide

On these pages, we provide:

• Our software selection methodology including tools such as our reference call checklist
• Comparison of products based on articles written for the CAmagazine. Every year, we issue a buyers guide for Accounting and ERP systems (September), Professional Services Automation (March), Business Intelligence (June) and Customer Relationship Management (December).
• Brief description of products with links to case studies, survey results and key differentiators.
• Reseller listings. It is difficult to locate resellers as the vendors try to limit the competition between resellers. Our list of resellers may provide some alternatives for you.

Software Reviews

Our reviews focus on what makes the accounting / ERP and Business Intelligence systems different from the competition. The research is based on client work, reviews for magazines as well as for presentations at conferences including the Financial Technology Show and the BI and ERP conference.

Case Studies

We have published case studies on implementations of business systems for the Bottom Line magazine. Each article includes the situation leading to the selection of a new system, costs and benefits, as well as challenges and resolutions.